Monthly Archives: January 2012

Visit to Nairobi National Park

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While in Kenya earlier this month with a colleague for project meetings, we went to the Nairobi National Park one day.  This park is unique in that it is 7 km from downtown Nairobi and is the only protected wildlife … Continue reading

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2011 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,200 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway … Continue reading

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Day Trip to Hell’s Gate National Park

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On January 7th, my colleague and I and a doctoral student from KU traveled to Naivasha to Hell’s Gate National Park.  After traveling from Nairobi to the escarpment of the eastern Rift Valley in Kenya, we stopped at the observation … Continue reading

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Nyama Choma—a Kenyan Tradition

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Kenyans, like many other communities, are social and enjoy visiting with each other.  This can happen when someone stops by a friend’s home and has chai (tea) and conversation, or when one meets a friend while walking, or in many … Continue reading

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